Effects of supplemental light quality on growth and phytochemicals of baby leaf lettuce

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Li, Qian ^a,b   Kubota, Chieri ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Ascorbic acid; Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Growth; Lettuce; Light quality; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT QUALITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 69349095019     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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